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View usage for: (mæltriːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense maltreats, present participle maltreating, past tense, past participle maltreatedverb [usually passive]If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: abuse, damage, hurt, injure More Synonyms of maltreat maltreat in British English (mælˈtriːt) verb(transitive) to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately Derived forms maltreater (malˈtreater) noun maltreatment (malˈtreatment) noun Word origin C18: from French maltraitermaltreat in American English (mælˈtrit) verb transitive to treat roughly or unkindly; abuse Derived forms maltreatment (malˈtreatment) noun Word origin Fr maltraiter: see mal- & treat Examples of 'maltreat' in a sentencemaltreat Definition of 'maltreat'Definition to treat badly, cruelly, or violently He was not maltreated during his detention. Additional synonymsDefinition to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person) I wasn't going to let him bully me. Synonyms persecute, intimidate, torment, hound, oppress, pick on, victimize, terrorize, push around (slang), ill-treat, ride roughshod over, maltreat, tyrannize, overbear Definition to harm or injure The strong winds damaged the fence. Synonyms spoil, hurt, injure, smash, harm, ruin, crush, devastate, mar, wreck, shatter, weaken, gut, demolish, undo, trash (slang), total (slang), impair, ravage, mutilate, annihilate, incapacitate, raze, deface, play (merry) hell with (informal) Definition to injure physically, morally, or mentally I removed the splinter carefully, anxious not to harm him further. Synonyms injure, hurt, wound, abuse, molest, ill-treat, maltreat, lay a finger on, ill-use - malnutrition
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Additional synonymsDid they hurt you? Synonyms harm, injure, molest, ill-treat, maltreat, lay a finger on Definition to treat cruelly or harshly The rescued hostages said they had not been ill-treated. Synonyms abuse, injure, harm, wrong, damage, harry, harass, misuse, oppress, dump on (slang), mishandle, shit on (taboo, slang), maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly, knock about or around Definition to hurt physically or mentally A bomb exploded, seriously injuring five people. Synonyms hurt, wound, harm, break, damage, smash, crush, mar, disable, shatter, bruise, impair, mutilate, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), incapacitateDefinition to treat badly I have been mistreated by people in the past. Synonyms abuse, injure, harm, molest, misuse, maul, manhandle, wrong, rough up, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly, knock about or around |